The Difference

 There are many choices of fabric in the textiles market in this present time. The difference between Man-Made fabric and Environmentally Friendly fabric is dramatically different.  The way that they are made, their properties, and their performance all vary, due to the things they were made from; man made items, and environmentally grown products. Which is better?... You decide!
Man-Made Fibre
 
Polyester


There are many advantages of this man-made fabric. It has always been a very popular and well chosen fabric. It has all charecteristics and qualities good fabrics should have, except it does not benefit the enviroment. It uses precious resources to be made. It is a common fabric, that looks good. Some of polyesters properties are that it is very durable, and is not prone to tearing due to its elastic type fibre. It is a light weight fabric, so therefore it is cool.  Polyester also takes colour well, and is absorbant to an extent.

Unfortunatley, there are many limitations to this fabric, due to its make. Polyester is not an enviromentally freindly resource, and uses precious resources to make. It is not a breathable fabric, and when wet, sticks to the skin. It is very prone to wrinkles, and shrinks also quite easliy. Because it is a lightweight fabric, it is prone to ultraviolet damage, and damage from mould and mildew. It does take the colour well, but eventually bleeds the colour out. (Fibre 2 Fashion 2012)

 

Environmentally-Friendly Fibre

Hemp

 There are many advantages of this renewable fabric. It has come to be a very popular fabric, now becoming a competetor to all original man-made fabrics. Not only does hemp lookk good, but it is environmentally friendly also. Hemp has superior properties which categorise it as a very good source. Hemp is a renewable, bio-degradable, and environmentally friendly fabric. It is a strong, durable, and heavy duty material. It holds its shape very well, and does not wear out, it wears in. It is a breathable fabric, therefore it insulates in the cooler climate, and keeps cool in the warmer cimate. Hemp fabric is resistant to ultraviolet light and mould- it does not wear the durability of the fabric down. It is hypo-allergenic, and kills off bacteria due to its natural fibre origin. It does not use any valuable sources to create Hemp fabric. 

 
With whatever you buy there are certain limitations to it. Some that come with the hemp fabric are the texture of the Hemp is course and rough, leaving it to be irritating to the skin.  The hemp fibre due to being natural,  does not take dye well, therefore it is difficult to colour. (Thred Up N.D.)